Four film debuts: tackling The Hunger Games, Trolls, Thanksgiving, and more!
Behind the Screens21 Marras 2023

Four film debuts: tackling The Hunger Games, Trolls, Thanksgiving, and more!

This weekend saw The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Trolls Band Together, Thanksgiving, and Next Goal Wins all debuting for a bold box office, with something for everyone from adventure to animation to horror. So we have plenty to dig into on this episode of Behind the Screens as we uncover the audiences for the top films, see how Songbirds and Snakes measures up against the previous Hunger Games titles, and the impressive performance of horror throughout 2023!


Topics and times:

  • The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes box office overview - 1:01
  • The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes audience analysis - 2:31
  • Trolls Band Together box office and audience - 4:50
  • Thanksgiving box office overview - 9:02
  • Thanksgiving audience analysis - 10:25
  • Box office roundup - 12:20
  • Next week - 15:41


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Box Office Overview:

  • The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes opened to $44M domestically and $54.5M internationally, making for a global opening weekend of $98.5M.
  • Trolls Band Together debuted to $30.6M in the domestic market, while it grossed $76.8M internationally for a worldwide weekend of $108.5M.
  • Thanksgiving grossed $10.3M domestically and a further $2.5M internationally for a worldwide total of $12.7M.
  • The Marvels fell 78% in the domestic box office, taking $10.2M. Internationally it’s cumulative total stands at $96M, with its worldwide total to date $160M.
  • Five Nights at Freddy’s took another $3.5M domestically, bringing its worldwide total to $272M.

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